Stephen Mansell is seen at an Iqaluit city council meeting in 2015. Mansell will become Nunavut’s deputy minister of justice, effective April 27. (File photo)

News24 March 2020 – 1:30 pm EDT

Nunavut premier names Stephen Mansell to head Justice Department

Former Iqaluit city councillor will become deputy minister of justice

By Nunatsiaq News

Stephen Mansell, a former Iqaluit city councillor who has worked at the Government of Nunavut’s Justice Department for many years, will become the territory’s next deputy minister of justice, Premier Joe Savikataaq announced on Tuesday, March 24.

Since then, Simon Awa and Adrienne Silk have been serving as acting deputy ministers.

Mansell’s appointment takes effect on April 27.

Mansell, who has been director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Nunavut law program since May 2017, has in the past served as acting attorney general and director of policy and planning at the Justice Department.

He’s also a past president of the Law Society of Nunavut and the Nunavut branch of the Canadian Bar Association, and is a member of the Nunavut Legal Services Board, the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal and the Nunavut Judicial Advisory Committee.

“I am confident his experience and skills will help guide the strengths of the staff working to provide the critical programs and services of justice in our territory,” Savikataaq said in a statement.

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Posted by Congratulations on 24 March, 2020

Congratulations, Stephen! It is long past time the Department was headed by someone with an education, especially in law. This is how it should be. Looking forward to some positive changes!